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L.O.: SWBAT discuss the immediate effects of WWII. I.A.: Review MC responses.

L.O.: SWBAT discuss the immediate effects of WWII. I.A.: Review MC responses. America ’ s Foreign Policy: Containment. Containment: US prevents the spread of communism by providing economic and military aid to countries at risk of falling under Soviet control

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L.O.: SWBAT discuss the immediate effects of WWII. I.A.: Review MC responses.

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  1. L.O.: SWBAT discuss the immediate effects of WWII. • I.A.: Review MC responses.

  2. America’s Foreign Policy: Containment • Containment: • US prevents the spread of communism by providing economic and military aid to countries at risk of falling under Soviet control • US wants countries to choose their own form of gov’t • USSR muscles other countries into becoming communit

  3. The Truman Doctrine • GB no longer had the resources to support other countries • USSR supported communist rebellion in Greece and Turkey • President Truman asked to send aid in an effort to contain communism

  4. Marshall Plan • Goal: prevent the spread of communism through all of Europe • US provides money to war-torn countries in Europe • Helps Europe to rebuild stronger economies • Key weapon against communism

  5. Berlin and NATO • Berlin Crisis • USSR blocked access to West Berlin in an attempt to dominate the entire city • US responds by airlifting supplies to West Berlin for 11 months • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • 12 democratic nations working for collective security against the spread of communism

  6. Korean War • North Korea: USSR; South Korea: US; divided at 38th parallel • North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950 in an attempt to unify the country under a communist regime • UN approved the use of troops for the first time • By 1953, war was at stalemate • Cease fire reached • 38th parallel remains the line of division between North and South Korea

  7. Effects of the Cold War at Home • 2nd Red Scare • House of Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC): searched for communists in Hollywood • The Loyalty Program: security checks on gov’t employees • Hiss Case: one of FDR’s aids accused of being communist • McCarthy Trials: in his attempt to root out communism in the gov’t, he ruined the careers of many gov’t officials • Rosenberg Trial: Julius and Ethel Rosenberg convicted of and executed for selling atomic secrets to USSR

  8. Cold War Under Eisenhower • Massive Retaliation: US relies on air and nuclear power to save money • Brinkmanship: ready to go to war to prevent communism from spreading • Arms Race/Space Race: US and USSR competing with one another to have to strongest military and most advanced space program • Domino Theory: if one Asian nation falls to communism, others will too • Eisenhower Doctrine: US will aid Middle Eastern nations trying to fight communism

  9. Attempts at Improved Relations with USSR • Peaceful Coexistence: two superpowers live peacefully • Poland and Hungary: USSR put down rebellion against communist regime; US unhappy • Camp David: Khrushchev met with Eisenhower in US with great success • U-2 Incident: US spy plane shot down over Soviet territory

  10. Domestic Changes • Americans had a greater access to money after WWII • Effects of the Baby Boom • New Homes: bigger homes needed to accommodate larger families • Suburbanization: mass movement out of cities into suburbs • Leaves cities with a large population of urban poor • Interstate Highway Act: system of highways built in the US makes car travel easier

  11. Regents Practice: Whole Group

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